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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
5
January 1909 Bath meeting weighs whether the Marge High Assembly Hall should host dances for pupils. Mayor remarks oppose dances while others defend them as fundraisers and supervised by teachers. Additional notes cover a concert proposal and local club activities.
A meeting of men from People's Baptist church organized a new evangelism committee to care for weak churches, hold cottage and outdoor meetings. Officers include Rev. F W O'Brien president and William Haymaker vice president with Harry Haymaker as secretary among others. Ernest Estes injured in a lumber camp fracas in Woolwich is recovering. no action expected. A glass fragment linked to his head wound was found. Carriers Hodgkins and Madden are active in civil service work. CFA Pine Tree Circle officers and Queen Esther Rebekah lodge officers were installed by district officials.
The January 7 1909 Bath city council session adjourned at 10 30 pm after approving a ban on salt harming horses and vehicles for snow removal and naming Pratt street from Lincoln to Maple. Other items included sewer bonds of 15000 and civic events from Mendelssohn club to Red Cross funds and yacht club officer plans.
Rahona Council of D of P hosted a whist party with a large turnout. Scott Golder and Master Bernard Hoyle won first honors while Miss Laura Baker and Francis Hgeney claimed booby souvenirs. Refreshments followed. H A Putnam moved from Chestnut street to 616 Washington street. Councilman F A Small returned home from a business trip to New York. Morse High heads to Yarmouth for a game with Yarmouth High this afternoon. Next Friday Thornton Academy of Saco will play Morse High in this city. Talks consider forming a YMCA basketball team to compete with state teams.
Tom Larrabee of Bath knocked out Joe Murphy of Boston in the third round with a left uppercut. News from Augusta reports thin ice and fishing activity with boats averaging 35 pounds per boat at the South End. Ice dealers expect replenishment next week as Mill Pond shows 11 inches of clear ice. Bert Dyer wins Red Men’s pin at the pitch tourney. Mr Marr wins the booby prize. Polo and skating carnival events slated for Alameda and Hyde Light Guards. Thompson Bros window display disrupted by two dogs. several figures overturned. George Crooker’s rabbit hound traps 16 skunkes in field. three more captured in a Crooker trap. The day ends with a favorable financial outlook.
Irving C. Trufant reached a satisfactory settlement this week with E. S. Crosby insurance agency for eight horses burned in the Water street fire. Frank Deering and William A. McNeil visited Portland to inspect Spanish cedar from Captain Haynes on the schooner Lewis H Goward for interior finish of a four masted schooner being built by G G Deering Co.
Jan 11 1909 report notes Redion Brothers awarded contract to install two new hospital bathrooms and a surgeon lavatory. Bath Accra F O E officers hosted by trustees Wiewstow and Conley at the N Iven House. Leading Red Men's pitch tournament listed among ten names. Steamer rule begins on Popham Bath route, vessel leased from Archibald, formerly Friendship line, 54 feet, 40 passengers, built by Bowker. Savannah schooner to finish ceiling in Phippsburg with pine cargo. Rodney Henderson janitor at — text ends.
The court house veteran of over two decades remains in his position, a record considered unequaled in Maine. Harry Hall begins as an apprentice at Harriman's Jewelry Store after clerking at Crocker-Shaw. Miss Helen Crosby leaves for Boston to study music with Miss Salisbury for winter and spring. The Adelia tug is stripped and sent to Deering's Flats for decay, a barge once common in Kennebec and Penobscot waters. Brunswick bowler Charles Dunning, a letter carrier, sets a state record with 1080 across ten strings at Park Alleys.
The probate court session records multiple actions from Bath and surrounding towns. Wills allowed include Minnie Eisenhauer of Cambridge and George Albert Dickinson of Bath. Administrations filed and granted cover Carlos Dunlap of Richmond and A Josephine Gaspey of Melrose. Inventories and accounts span Olney Perry Bath and Ada Crockett Bath among others.
Mrs C B Longfellow of Day's Ferry visited Monday with Mr and Mrs William Greig and family in Topsham detailing a friendly social call and interaction in the community.
John L. Jack Register of Probate records appointments in multiple estates including Arthur W Decker and Edward W Bridgham with bond requirements and dates in 1948 and 1949. Names include A Josephine Gaspey late of Melrose and Minnie Eisenhauer of Cambridge.
Wilson's Market Hilltop G C M P Co reports last week's activity with top scores: high single 126 by Smith high three strings 321 by Toothaker high team single 524 and high team total 1467. Hilltop Market dominates with multiple records across events.
The Lecturers moved to first place at Park Alleys by winning six points. Standings show Lecturers 13 Royal Purples 9 Guards 9 Antlers 8 Eleven O Clocks 6 Fixed Stars 3. High scores include H McElman 136 single and 346 three strings. Lecturers 547 team total. The Post Office team leads Monday Night League with 54 to 49 and 48 for Hilltop Market.
Alice Parkhurst seeks title to a Richmond Sagadahoc land parcel and buildings, detailing chain of title from Mary Thooel and Ellen T Deehan back to Mary Thooe1, with Everett A King and Lorana R King as recent purchasers. The suit cites deeds from 1922 to 1945 and occupancy by Parkhurst and predecessors in title, with March court appearance commanded.
Morse high defeats Cheverus high 37 to 29 at the Portland Exposition Building sparked by Bob Philbrick and Hap War ren. Morse opened a 16 to 11 lead after a rough start as the season's scoreline and details follow from the game recap.
Legal notice reports foreclosure of a Maine mortgage on two Georgetown Bay Point lots 6 and 17, described with easements for Central Maine Power Company and various restrictive covenants, against Maurice W Barns and Colleen B Barns. Depositors Trust Company signs as mortgage forecloser on July 20, 1954.
Notices summon interested parties to probate hearings in Bath for multiple estates including Theresa M Dunton Alma Went and Donald Bell Hart. Courts order publication for three weeks in the Bath Independent to announce hearings on the first Tuesday of February and appoint executors Raymond C Hart and Ethel M Webber with or without bond as appropriate.
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